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This is an indispensable collection of statutory and non-statutory materials relating to charity law in England and Wales. This third edition is revised to coincide with the implementation of the UK's Charities Act 2011 - a major consolidation of the charity law. The CD-ROM version of Charity Law Handbook is an essential reference source for charity and commercial lawyers, in-house lawyers, charities and voluntary organizations, and trustees. Statutes range from the Preamble to Charitable Uses Act 1601 to the Finance Act 2011. It also includes relevant provisions covering data protection, company law, gambling and lotteries, minimum wages, freedom of information, discrimination, tax, and VAT, along with a wide range of statutory instruments and the latest SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) guidelines. The new UK legislation that came into force since the previous edition includes: Income Tax Act 2007 * Corporation Tax Act 2009 * Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 * Academies Act 2010 * Bribery Act 2010 * Corporation Tax Act 2010 * Equality Act 2010 * Charities Act 2011 * Finance Act 2011.